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1990s

British food consumption – some statistics

1.941 litres of milk per person per week (0.709 litres of which was skimmed or semi-skimmed milk, 1.232 litres of which was whole milk)
3.1 eggs per person per week
225 grams of cooking fat and oil per person per week
850 grams of bread per person per week

Source: Food Standards Agency